Area gets ready for some winter weather

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is getting ready for what is expected to be a minor snow storm.

Forecasters are calling for 1 to 3 inches across much of the state, from western Pennsylvania out through the Philadelphia region and in between. The snow is expected to start Friday afternoon and continue in some areas through Saturday morning.

Some school districts are already starting early dismissals in anticipation of the weather. In central Pennsylvania, the State College Area School District says students will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m. because of the impending snow.